Celebrating Your Birthday / Fakamanatua ho Aho Faelei

Irene Webley, Sione Tapani Mangisi

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Tongan

Puletau Publishing
09 September 2023

Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); People & places (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's&YA); Languages & ESL; Tongan - Children's Bilingual Books; Tongan - Children's Picture Books; Tongan - Languages

This written in Tongan and English for primary school children. Readers are invited to use their creative drawing skills to join Mele, Amelia and Semisi, (two sisters and their brother) trying to solve the problem of how to help new friends, Tom and Tessa, celebrate their birthday. Tom and Tessa are twins who are in Mele's class. They have just arrived in Tonga and miss their friends in New Zealand. Mele, Semisi and Amelia work with their parents and teachers to organise the best party ever. The challenge for readers is to use their creative skills, particularly drawing, to help make this party really wonderful for Tom and Tessa. Written in Tongan and English, presented in parallel text, the book can be read in either or both languages. It is designed to help parents and grandparents build their children's use and understanding of Tongan, even if they're living in a mainly English speaking environment.

By: Irene Webley
Translated by: Sione Tapani Mangisi
Imprint: Puletau Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 109g
ISBN: 9780645798722
ISBN 10: 064579872X
Pages: 38
Publication Date: 09 September 2023
Recommended Age: From 4 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Irene has a background in university teaching and research, in telecommunications and technology, marketing and design. Most recently she has worked with Sione Tapani Mangisi in the development of Puletau Publishing, an independent publisher that focuses on books written in Tongan and English. Tapani has worked in construction, specialising in project management of building services on large, complex buildings including hospitals, New Parliament House, Canberra, prisons and hotels. He is passionately committed to the preservation and development of the Tongan language and set up Puletau Publishing to publish books written in Tongan and English.